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fmalleft inconveniences attending the profeffion of Agriculture, that fo many of the moft confpicuous writers on that fubjeé, having been themfelves entire- ly unacquainted with the practice of that art, and, of confequence, unable to fele& with judgment from the works of others, have frequently copied errors with the fame fcrupulous nicety as things of greater value: And as it ufually happens, that when a man indulges his imagination, and creates to himfelf ideal plans of improvement, he can render them apparently more per- fect than any thing that‘really takes place in practice; itis but natural to expect, that fuch brilliant places fhould catch the attention of an inexperienced compiler, who, being thus himfelf feduced, will employ the ut- moft of his rhetorical powers to perfuade his readers to adopt thefe particular practices. In this manner is the judgment of the young and inexperienced farmer but too often mifled; and he is made to adopt peculiar opinions, and follow certain favourite practices, with

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